John Richard Reid

John Richard Reid

CNZM OBE

Reid in 1960
Personal information
Born	(1928-06-03)3 June 1928 Auckland, New Zealand
Died	14 October 2020(2020-10-14) (aged 92) Auckland, New Zealand
Nickname	Bogo
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break Right-arm fast-medium
Relations	Richard Reid (son)
International information
National side	New Zealand (1949–1965)
Test debut (cap 49)	23 July 1949 v England
Last Test	8 July 1965 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1947/48–1954/54	Wellington
1956/57–1957/58	Otago
1958/59–1964/65	Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 58 246 Runs scored 3,428 16,128 Batting average 33.28 41.35 100s/50s 6/22 39/83 Top score 142 296 Balls bowled 7,725 29,270 Wickets 85 466 Bowling average 33.35 22.60 5 wickets in innings 1 15 10 wickets in match 0 1 Best bowling 6/60 7/20 Catches/stumpings 43/1 240/7
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

John Richard Reid CNZM OBE (3 June 1928 – 14 October 2020) was a New Zealand cricketer who captained New Zealand in 34 Test matches. He was New Zealand's eighth Test captain and the first to achieve victory, both at home, against the West Indies in 1956, and away, against South Africa in 1962.^[1]